Investigation Underway as Assault in Mumbai Ends — Lone-Surviving Gunmen in Custody as Civilian Death Tolls Near 200 — Indian officials said Saturday that they had killed or captured 10 gunmen responsible for the three-day assault on India's financial and cultural capital.

Indians claim terrorists took orders from Pakistan — THE Indian authorities yesterday claimed to have proof that the Mumbai terrorists were receiving instructions from Pakistan and discussing tactics with their handlers during the three days of attacks in which they killed at least 195 people.

Battle for Mumbai ends, death toll rises to 195 — Text: — MUMBAI: The war on terror in Mumbai was on Saturday wrapped up by the security forces who eliminated three terrorists in Taj hotel after 60 hours of intense battle with the band of ultras who struck the country's financial capital killing 195 people.

Before He Goes — What President Bush could accomplish in his final days in office. — Amid the cold gusts of winter, Republicans will soon be ushered out of power after controlling Congress, the White House, or both for 14 years. Here's a further chilling thought: Since 1896 …

Bush Through the Obama Prism — I think Obama may do more for George Bush's reputation than anyone thinks. — I've collated the dozens of articles from liberal thinkers that explain why so far Obama—the candidate of hope and change, and cleaning out the entrenched status quo that so warps …

What's next for the GOP? — People usually think more about what went right and what went wrong after a loss than after a victory. Accordingly, Republicans will have a lot of thinking time over the holidays. — We would be wise to start with the bblical notion of first taking the log …

Obama's Good Students — A dissent on the ‘valedictocracy’. — Last week the excellent David Brooks, in one of his columns in the New York Times, exulted over the high quality of people President-elect Barack Obama was enlisting in his new cabinet and onto his staff.

The Krugman Recipe for Depression — Massive government spending is no solution to unemployment. — Paul Krugman of the New York Times has been on the attack lately in regard to the New Deal. His new book “The Return of Depression Economics,” emphasizes the importance of New Deal-style spending.

Downturn Drives Military Rolls Up — Some of the largest investment firms on Wall Street are gone. The country's auto industry is on the verge of collapse. Banks are shedding jobs. But in these doom-and-gloom times, there is someone who's hiring: your local military recruiter.

Adviser Who Insulted Clinton Has Role in Transition — Samantha Power, the Harvard professor who was forced to resign from Barack Obama's presidential campaign last spring after calling Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton “a monster,” is now advising the president-elect on transition matters relating …

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